A nominee director is a legal entity acting as a director of the company to protect the identity of the real director. During Singapore company incorporation, it is mandatory to provide name, address, nationality and occupation of the person intended to act as a director of the company. When companies or directors prefer anonymity they use nominee directors. Appointing a nominee director is beneficial for processing Singapore company registration process as of bank account opening, etc., on the behalf of the actual owner. Additionally, a nominee director plays an important role in the facilitating the clearance and settlement of publicly traded shares. According to the︀ Singaporean tax regime, a company or a business is liable to claim numerous Singaporean tax︁ advantages only if it is based in Singapore. Therefore, many international clients and multinational companies︂ willing to invade the Singapore market prefer to appoint a Singapore resident nominee director. Having︃ managed and controlled in Singapore, a Singapore incorporated company will receive all the tax benefits︄ a normal Singaporean company is getting. The important thing to note is after Singapore company︅ registration a nominee director has limited powers. Nominee director is a service often used for︆ completing company incorporation process, whereas the real owner of the company has all the rights︇ to company bank accounts and shares. In certain circumstances the shareholder maintains the authority of︈ making managerial decisions.